The Centre on Saturday appointed two joint secretaries and two joint directors in the National Testing Agency amid continuing scrutiny over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak controversy.
According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Anuja Bapat, a 1998-batch officer of the Indian Statistical Service, and Ruchita Vij, a 2004-batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes), have been appointed as joint secretaries in the NTA for a period of five years.
In separate appointments, Akash Jain of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) and Aditya Rajendra Bhojgadhiya of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service have been named joint directors in the agency.
The appointments come at a time when the NTA has been facing criticism and intense scrutiny over allegations surrounding the NEET-UG examination paper leak and concerns related to the conduct of national-level entrance examinations.
